Tom If you are travelling to Barcelona or have visited Barcelona, you would know that Antoni Gaudi is one of the most famous architects of the city. In fact, there are 2 famous Gaudi architectures in Barcelona that are not to be missed. They are La Sagrada Familia (sometimes known as La Familia) church
as well as the La Pedrera (aka Casa Mila) in Barcelona
Gaudi’s architecture takes inspiration from nature and you would often see “trencadis” façade (mosaic facade) as well as elements from nature that are interwoven into his work. This time, we took some time to visit La Pedrera and take in all that this amazing architecture has to offer…
About La Pedrera aka Casa Mila
Casa Mila also known as La Pedrera (the stone quarry – because its rough appearance resembled an open quarry), was built by Antoni Gaudi from 1906 to 1912. At the age of 53, Gaudi was at the height of his architectural journey and had found his own unique voice in the design of buildings. La Pedrera turned out to be his last civil work…
Address of La Pedrera (Casa Mila)
Passeig de Gràcia, 92. 08008, Barcelona.
Tel. 902 202 138
Opening Hours of La Pedrera (Casa Mila)
From Monday to Sunday, 9am to 6.30pm
and 7pm to 9pm
Ticket Prices of La Pedrera (Casa Mila)
La Padrera by day: 22€
La Padrera by night: 34€
La Padrera day & night: 41€
There are also discounts for students and elderly. This time, we took the La Padrera by day tickets and were able to visit the Provença and Passeig de Gràcia courtyard, the Roof-Terrace, the Attic (the Espai Gaudí), The Pedrera apartment and the exhibition hall at the main floor of the building.
La Pedrera Casa Mila Roof Top Terrace
After paying for the tickets, you’ll be given an audio guide that allows you to have a self-guided tour of La Pedrera. The first location to visit is the iconic roof top terrace of Casa Mila.
The roof top terrace of La Pedrera is a distinctly different place altogether. It sort of transports you to a different dimension. A figment of imagination from the genius of Antoni Gaudi’s mind. Look at these structures at the roof top of La Pedrera. What do they remind you of?
At first glace, they reminded us of knights that are lined up neatly. As we listened to the audio guide, we realised that Gaudi saw the landscape of Barcelona and did not like the different chimneys that protruded from the various houses. As such, he sought to beautify chimneys through his work at the roof top of La Pedrera.
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Even the views of the courtyard was outstanding. Notice the symmetry seen from the bottom-up view.
There are also 2 “frames” that Gaudi created at the roof top of La Pedrera. These frames places 2 churches within the arches at the roof top of La Pedrera. The 2 churches are La Sagrada Familia and Sagrat Cor, a church sitting on Mount Tibidabo…
There are also amazing views of Barcelona City that can be seen from the roof top terrace of La Pedrera.
La Pedrera Casa Mila Attic
Next, we headed down to the Attic, where you’ll be able to learn where Gaudi gets his inspiration from…
It was said that Gaudi got his inspiration from nature. He would pay close attention to structures of leaves, trees and even insects. It was there that Gaudi got the inspiration for the “back bone” of La Pedrera as you can see from the top of the attic (picture above). That “back bone” is lined throughout La Pedrera. It not only supports the structure but provides the outlines for the unique facade that is seen throughout the building. From nature, he also drew inspiration for furniture and even door knobs that are ergonomically-designed for users.
The La Pedrera Apartment
Today, there are still many residents staying at La Pedrera. The La Pedrera Apartment tour that came next, gave us an idea of how life was like in those days and the vast space (with lights) that were created by Gaudi for its occupants…
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It was such a great learning experience to walk through the apartment at La Pedrera. Even in those days (early 1900s), Gaudi had placed emphasis on allowing natural light into the living spaces – even for the servant quarters. That thinking and mindset must have been eons ahead of his time. In terms of luxury, we were also surprised to find a bath tub in the bathroom as well as sliding doors that separate functional living spaces.
Sunset at La Pedrera Barcelona
After the tour of the apartment, we headed back up to the roof top again (yes, you can back track up) and enjoyed views of the sun setting over Barcelona…
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We’ll leave you with this video tour of La Pedrera…
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